Tall and strong I maturedHigh in the sky I stoodTill my head the clouds coveredAnd the breezes tickled me good

As I watched from my sentinel stationThe days of men passed onRoads they built to cover my basinWars raged and then were gone

A town around me thrivedAnd children in me playedWith the breeze my branches sighedAnd whispered goodnights I bade

He carved on me his prideThough tough was my barkWith sap I wept and criedBut his passing did he mark

To an old man gave I shadeAnd squirrels climbed my sideA home for birds I madeAnd a cricket did I hide

So Man lived with me aroundFor more than a hundred yearsBut not one of them was foundTo calm my many fears

To build their wealthMany my fellows were takenThe air trembled with their deathAnd the ground for them was shaken

How than can I tell?For dim or brilliant foolsWhen me they did fellAll to keep clean their damn pools

Author's Notes: A friend of mine who lives in Ft. Walton Bch., FL told me of a very old water oak tree that grew near where she works with her husband. Next to their office is a Pools and Spa dealership upon whose property this tree grew. They did not have to buy that property, nor did they need to cut the tree down to protect their pools, but they did anyway all because they thought it would be more esthetically pleasing to the eye not to have the tree there. My friend and her husband were mortified that a person would cut down a tree that had been there for more than 100 years all on a whim. Author's Location: Greeneville, Tennessee More Poems: Guipago has posted 59 additional poems- View them? Author's Profile: To learn more about Guipago - Click HERE Contact Me Via Email...

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